Modern Tango World N° 6 (Montreal, Quebec) | Page 38

La Vagoneta Tanguera
Veronica Peinado

To think about tango is to fill your head with passionate images, red colors and
sensual movements. However, that is a small part of the universe of the genre.
Whoever has been touched by the tango talks about the need for a good milonga,
to be seduced for hours until dawn. This is where we find La Vagoneta Tanguera.
The group consists of six milongueros, who have
become obsessed with the tango, but need to
have a place to dance. They have worked for little
more than a year in conjunction with the Oui Presse Café devloping a milonga that is faithful of the
Argentine ambiance. Five of the milongueros originate in Guadalajara and one comes from Monterrey. They seek to offer a milonga in Guadalajara
that retains the milonga codes used in Buenos
Aires. The events occur approximately every six
weeks. It is part of their philosophy to not compete with the previously organized milongas in the
city. Instead, they seek to buils a tango community
in which most will be able to attend events without having to choose where to go dancing.
As part of their publicity, they have invested in a
promotional video, featuring DJ Queretaro and
milongueros from other states. They hope to promote the integration of the tango community both
with Jaliso and throughout Mexico.

Tango in Mexico is characterized by a gap of schools
or styles. In order to embrace the full sense of the
tango, a free exchange between every milongueros
who wants to participate.
During this first year, La Vagoneta Tanguera has an
aired this renewed concept of milonga. Their plans
do not stop here. They seek to further promote
their activities to the grow of the tango community
in Guadalajara. Hopefully, it will become not only the
best milonga the city, but one of the best in Mexico.
On the other hand, looking for the growth and the
addition of new members to the tango community
in Guadalajara, La Vagoneta Tanguera has invited
dancers